Emory Mauldin was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from Ramsay High School in1995. He graduated from Hampton University (Go Pirates!) in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Emory came back to home to attend Cumberland School of Law school where he graduated and passed the Bar in 2002.

After being in private practice for over a decade, he became Counsel for Mission Alabama where has been instrumental in multiple initiatives including The Birmingham College and Career Fair which has helped students across Alabama secure over Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) in scholarships since 2012. He is one of three founders of Career Launch Alabama, an innovative partnership that helps high school students develop work force development skills while being compensated at industry leading companies.

He is currently the Managing Attorney for Indigent Defense in the Birmingham Municipal Court, the busiest court in the state of Alabama. He was a founding member and Past Vice President of the Birmingham Urban League Young Professionals, a member of Young Business Leaders, the Jefferson County Young Democrats and has served as a youth mentor to middle school students.